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Ayrshires in public tests have stood well. In the Pan-American 

 dairy-breed test in 1901 the five Ayrshires for one hundred and 

 twenty days ranked second in milk production, yielding 32,998.2 

 pounds milk, compared with 39,260.2 for the Holstein-Friesian ; 

 fourth in estimated butter, 1434.7 pounds; and second in net 

 profit, $242.24. It is but fair to state in this connection that 

 the Pan-American specimens of Ayrshires in the test were fine 

 examples of the breed, which did not obtain with some of the 



FIG. 184. August Lassie 29581, an Ayrshire cow with an official record in a year 



of 19,582 pounds milk and 831.5 pounds fat. This cow shows very large digestive 



capacity and unusual development of veins on abdomen and udder. Owned by 



Hilltop Farm, Wheeling, West Virginia. From photograph by the owners 



other breeds. The best Ayrshire in the test, Betsey ist, pro- 

 duced 7041.5 pounds milk, which tested 3.59 per cent fat and 

 yielded in estimated butter 298.57 pounds. She was eighth in 

 rank among the fifty cows, giving a net profit of $46.07, com- 

 pared with the Guernsey Mary Marshall ist, with a net profit of 

 $59.40. In comparisons made at various experiment stations and 

 at fairs the Ayrshire has usually stood second to the Holstein- 

 Friesian in milk production, but above in butter fat. 



Ayrshire milk for cheese-making has long been a standard for 

 making Cheddar cheese in Scotland, where it is made on a large 

 scale in the Ayrshire district. Containing as it does about the 



